Cuspidor



UNIT D STATES PATENT OFFICE.

DANIEL H. MURPHY, OF HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT.

CUSPIDOR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 417,363, dated December17, 1889.

Application filed August 28, 1889.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, DANIEL H. MURPHY, of Hart-ford, Connecticut, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Cnspidors, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The invention relates to the class of cuspidors that are formed fromcomparatively cheap material and intended to be used but a short timeand then destroyed.

The object of the invention is to provide a simple and cheap cuspidor ofthis class, having a cover or shield formed in one piece, so that itwill not warp and twist out of shape when it becomes dampened in use,and which can be readily folded back, so that the cuspidors can bepacked in nests and occupy but little space when transported or stored.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view of thecuspidor ready for use. Fig. 2 is a sectional view of the same. "Fig. 3is a plan View of the cuspidor with the shield folded back for packing.Fig. 4. is a sectional View of the latter. Fig. 5 is a detail View, onan enlarged scale, illustrat ing the mannerin which the free side of theshield is attached to the base.

The letter wdenotes the base or filth-receptacle, which is preferablyfolded to shape from a single piece of properly-water proofed paper,cloth, or the like thin cheap material. The upper edges of two sides ofthe base a preferably project above the other sides, forming flaps b, towhich are attached by glue or cement the shield or cover 0, which isusually formed of a single piece of the same material as the base. Thisshield 11 is somewhat larger than the base and slopes downward andinward toward the opening through its center,

' which is smaller than the bottom, in order to hide as much as possibleof the filth that is deposited in the base. The other two sides of theshield are temporarily attached to the base by means of a catch, whichispreferably formed by folding inward a portion d of the upper edge ofthe base near one corner and folding upward a portion of the lower edgeof the shield at the same corner,

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forming tongues 6, so that when the tongues spring under the folds (Zthe shield is held to the base on all sides. hen these catches arefreed, the shield can be folded over diagonally, the creases f beingflexible to permit this, and the boxes may be packed one within anotherin nests, so that a number will occupy but little space, and when one istaken from the nest all that is necessary to prepare it for use is tounfold the shield and engage the tongue 6 and folds d.

\Vhen the base is folded to shape, the device is not liable to leak, andwhere the shield is in one piece it is not as liable to warp and twistand become unsightly as where the shield is formed of inturned flapsintegral with the base, as in some prior cuspidors.

Forming the shield in a separate piece from the base causes a greatsaving of stock as compared with the cuspidor wherein the shield is cutintegral and folded to shape with the base.

My improved cuspidor is preferably used in connection with a heavyornamental base or support, and being cheaply constructed it can bedestroyed as soon as it becomes foul.

I claim as my improvement- 1. A cuspidor formed of thin material,consisting of a base and an inclined shield with flexible joints, partof which shield is permanently attached to the upper edge of the baseand part temporarily attached to the upper edge of the base,substantially as specified.

2. A cuspidor formed of thin material, consisting of a base provided ontwo sides of the upper edge with flaps b, and on the opposite sides withfolds d, and an inclined shield with flexible seams f, permanentlyattached to the flaps b, and provided with tongues e, which by contactwith the folds (Z temporarily connect the two free sides of the shieldwith the base, substantially as described.

DANIEL H. MURPHY.

Witnesses:

HARRY R. WILLIAM, A. B. J ENKINS..-

